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What The World Will Look Like Under President Donald Trump

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What The World Will Look Like Under President Donald Trump

What The World Will Look Like Under President Donald Trump

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What The World Will Look Like Under President Donald Trump Donald J. Trump was sworn in Friday as the 45th president of the United States amid continuing demonstrations against what protesters call his racist and anti-immigrant policies. March 16, 2016 at 07:27PM

The Linguistic Appeal Of 'Garbage Person,' The Internet's Favorite Insult

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The Linguistic Appeal Of 'Garbage Person,' The Internet's Favorite Insult Atlas Obscura traces the phrase's provenance from Charles Manson to Clickhole.

The Linguistic Appeal Of 'Garbage Person,' The Internet's Favorite Insult

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The Linguistic Appeal Of 'Garbage Person,' The Internet's Favorite Insult

Watch Security Footage Of A Helicopter Jailbreak

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Watch Security Footage Of A Helicopter Jailbreak

Apple, basically: “If it pleases the court, tell FBI to go fuck themselves"

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Apple, basically: “If it pleases the court, tell FBI to go fuck themselves"

Apple, basically: “If it pleases the court, tell FBI to go fuck themselves"

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Apple, basically: “If it pleases the court, tell FBI to go fuck themselves" The legal briefs coming out of Cupertino are awesome reading for those of us who care about silly stuff like freedom and liberty and iPhones. March 16, 2016 at 04:53PM

Watch Security Footage Of A Helicopter Jailbreak

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Watch Security Footage Of A Helicopter Jailbreak This daring and kind of hilarious escape from a Quebec jail happened 3 years ago, but video just emerged — and it's pretty absurd. March 16, 2016 at 04:09PM

Picture of the day for March 17, 2016

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Picture of the day on March 17, 2016: Kallaste Cemetery in a town of Russian Old Believers in Estonia.

Article of the day for March 17, 2016

The Article of the day for March 17, 2016 is Final Fantasy Type-0 . Final Fantasy Type-0 is a Japanese video game produced by Square Enix in 2011 for the PlayStation Portable (PSP). It is an action role-playing game where players take the role of Class Zero, a group of fourteen students skilled in magic who are recruited by their superiors into a war between the four nations of Orience. The players also engage in large-scale strategy-based battles on the world map, and have access to a multiplayer option during story missions and side quests. Developed by the same staff as Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Type-0 was designed as a departure from the traditions of the Final Fantasy series with its action-based gameplay and dark storyline. It was originally planned for both PSP and mobile, but the mobile version was cancelled in 2008. The game met with commercial success in Japan, and favorable reviews both in Japan and overseas. Plans for international versions were halted due to the fla...

The Journalist and the Troll: Benjamin Wey Spent Two Years Trying to Destroy Me Online

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The Journalist and the Troll: Benjamin Wey Spent Two Years Trying to Destroy Me Online

The Journalist and the Troll: Benjamin Wey Spent Two Years Trying to Destroy Me Online

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The Journalist and the Troll: Benjamin Wey Spent Two Years Trying to Destroy Me Online Benjamin Wey, whose day job was taking Chinese companies public and was eventually arrested for securities fraud, had a dark hobby: trying to smear the name of journalist Dune Lawrence.

Article of the day for March 17, 2016

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Article of the day is Final Fantasy Type-0. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

disparadise: Word of the day for March 17, 2016

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Word of the day is disparadise : (obsolete) To expel or remove from paradise.

disparadise: Word of the day for March 17, 2016

disparadise , v : (obsolete) To expel or remove from paradise.

Picture of the day for March 17, 2016

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Kallaste Cemetery in a town of Russian Old Believers in Estonia..

Vine Stars to Twitter: Time to Pay Up

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Vine Stars to Twitter: Time to Pay Up “Three and a half years is a long time to have us posting on your platform for free.”

Vine Stars to Twitter: Time to Pay Up

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Vine Stars to Twitter: Time to Pay Up

These 25 Companies Are More Powerful Than Many Countries

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These 25 Companies Are More Powerful Than Many Countries

Who Is Merrick Garland, President Obama's Supreme Court Nominee?

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Who Is Merrick Garland, President Obama's Supreme Court Nominee?

These 25 Companies Are More Powerful Than Many Countries

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These 25 Companies Are More Powerful Than Many Countries Going stateless to maximize profits, multinational companies are vying with governments for global power. Who is winning? March 16, 2016 at 04:53PM

Who Is Merrick Garland, President Obama's Supreme Court Nominee?

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Who Is Merrick Garland, President Obama's Supreme Court Nominee? President Obama just nominated circuit court judge Merrick Garland to fill the open seat on the Supreme Court left by Justice Antonin Scalia's sudden death in February. Here's what you should know about him. March 16, 2016 at 03:42PM

Why a Russian Hacker Declared War on the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

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Why a Russian Hacker Declared War on the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office “We have long to go but we strive to be like America. Now I see a sheriff leader in American government trying to be dictator like Stalin.”

Google has refused government demands to take down a gay music video in Kenya

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Google has refused government demands to take down a gay music video in Kenya Kenya’s attempt to stop people from watching a music video highlighting gay couples is backfiring. Three weeks after trying to ban a local remake of "Same Love," by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Google Kenya has refused to pull the video from YouTube, where it has now been viewed over 140,000 times.

Why a Russian Hacker Declared War on the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

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Why a Russian Hacker Declared War on the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

Google has refused government demands to take down a gay music video in Kenya

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Google has refused government demands to take down a gay music video in Kenya

The Journalist and the Troll: Benjamin Wey Spent Two Years Trying to Destroy Me Online

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The Journalist and the Troll: Benjamin Wey Spent Two Years Trying to Destroy Me Online

The Journalist and the Troll: Benjamin Wey Spent Two Years Trying to Destroy Me Online

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The Journalist and the Troll: Benjamin Wey Spent Two Years Trying to Destroy Me Online Benjamin Wey, whose day job was taking Chinese companies public and was eventually arrested for securities fraud, had a dark hobby: trying to smear the name of journalist Dune Lawrence. March 16, 2016 at 03:42PM

Voldemort Looks Perfectly Evil In This Harry Potter Fan Film Trailer

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Voldemort Looks Perfectly Evil In This Harry Potter Fan Film Trailer "Voldemort: Origins of the Heir" is a fan film being made by Italian filmmakers Fresh Scream. And everything about it — from the visual effects to the eerie directing — looks absolutely enchanting.

Voldemort Looks Perfectly Evil In This Harry Potter Fan Film Trailer

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Voldemort Looks Perfectly Evil In This Harry Potter Fan Film Trailer

The Journalist and the Troll: Benjamin Wey Spent Two Years Trying to Destroy Me Online

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The Journalist and the Troll: Benjamin Wey Spent Two Years Trying to Destroy Me Online Benjamin Wey, whose day job was taking Chinese companies public and was eventually arrested for securities fraud, had a dark hobby: trying to smear the name of journalist Dune Lawrence.

Models, Motors and Mud — MEL Magazine

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Models, Motors and Mud — MEL Magazine Since the launch of his website Car Stuck Girls, enough people have paid to download Swen Goebbels’s clips to move him and his wife from Ardennes to Las Vegas, an ideal setting for shooting this unique form of fetish content.

Meet the 30 Most Influential People on the Internet

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Meet the 30 Most Influential People on the Internet TIME sized up contenders by looking at their global impact on social media and their overall ability to drive news. Here’s who made this year’s unranked list.

The Journalist and the Troll: Benjamin Wey Spent Two Years Trying to Destroy Me Online

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The Journalist and the Troll: Benjamin Wey Spent Two Years Trying to Destroy Me Online

Models, Motors and Mud — MEL Magazine

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Models, Motors and Mud — MEL Magazine

Meet the 30 Most Influential People on the Internet

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Meet the 30 Most Influential People on the Internet

This four-letter word is the Swedish key to happiness at work

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This four-letter word is the Swedish key to happiness at work Can short coffee breaks spell the difference between loving and hating work? In Sweden, where workers are among the least stressed worldwide, the secret to happiness is a four letter word: fika. March 16, 2016 at 10:30AM

This four-letter word is the Swedish key to happiness at work

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This four-letter word is the Swedish key to happiness at work

Marco Rubio Ends Presidential Run

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Marco Rubio Ends Presidential Run A blowout loss in his home state of Florida to Donald Trump proved to be too much for Rubio's faltering campaign. March 16, 2016 at 12:39AM

Marco Rubio Ends Presidential Run

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Marco Rubio Ends Presidential Run

What psychology’s crisis means for the future of science

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What psychology’s crisis means for the future of science The field is currently undergoing a painful period of introspection. It will emerge stronger than before. March 16, 2016 at 04:30AM

Fairy Circles, Long A Mystery In Africa, Discovered In Australia

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Fairy Circles, Long A Mystery In Africa, Discovered In Australia Scientists have confirmed the first example of this phenomenon in Australia, adding fuel to the hypothesis that competition for scarce water causes these mysterious patterns. March 16, 2016 at 01:12AM

A Journey to the Medical Netherworld

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A Journey to the Medical Netherworld If your child gets sick, hope for something mechanical. Failing that, wish for something commonplace. This is a mother’s quest to find her daughter a diagnosis. March 16, 2016 at 12:16AM

Feds To Doctors: Stop Prescribing Addictive Painkillers For Chronic Pain

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Feds To Doctors: Stop Prescribing Addictive Painkillers For Chronic Pain “We know of no other drug prescribed so frequently that kills so many patients,” said CDC Director Thomas Frieden, at a briefing for reporters. March 15, 2016 at 06:39PM

Spielberg and Ford Reunite as Indiana Jones Returns to Theaters July 19, 2019

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Spielberg and Ford Reunite as Indiana Jones Returns to Theaters July 19, 2019 According to a Disney press release, a fifth "Indiana Jones" film — directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford — will hit theaters on July 19th, 2019. March 15, 2016 at 05:50PM

What psychology’s crisis means for the future of science

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What psychology’s crisis means for the future of science

Fairy Circles, Long A Mystery In Africa, Discovered In Australia

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Fairy Circles, Long A Mystery In Africa, Discovered In Australia

A Journey to the Medical Netherworld

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A Journey to the Medical Netherworld

Feds To Doctors: Stop Prescribing Addictive Painkillers For Chronic Pain

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Feds To Doctors: Stop Prescribing Addictive Painkillers For Chronic Pain

Spielberg and Ford Reunite as Indiana Jones Returns to Theaters July 19, 2019

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Spielberg and Ford Reunite as Indiana Jones Returns to Theaters July 19, 2019

YouTube was meant to be a video-dating website

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YouTube was meant to be a video-dating website Co-founder Steve Chen tells SXSW conference that "we thought dating would be the obvious choice" — but Internet users didn’t agree

YouTube was meant to be a video-dating website

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YouTube was meant to be a video-dating website